Device for holding music



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G. H. NORTHROP. I DEVICE FOR HOLDING MUSIO, BOOKS, mi

No.312,153. PatentedPeb; 10,1885.

Wfnesses Ilrirrnn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE H. NORTHROP, OF HUNTINGTON, CONNECTICUT.

DEVICE FOR HOLDING MUSIC, BOOKS, 860.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 312,153, dated February10, 1885 Application filed January 11, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. NORTHROP, a citizen of the United States,residing at Huntington, in the county of Fairfield and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDevices for Holding Music, Books, and the like; and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to certain novel and useful improvements in devicesfor holding books, music, and the like, and has for its object toprovide a simple device readily attachable to a piano or organ forholding the leaves of music fiat against the music-rack; or it may beused upon any rack to hold music or a book or manuscript for reading orcopying; and with these ends in view myinvention consists in the detailsof construction and combination of elements hereinafter fully and indetail described, and then specifically designated by the claim.

In order that those skilled in the art to which my invention appertainsmay more fully understand how to make and use the same, I will proceedto describe my improvement, referring by letter to the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 shows a front elevation of my improvementattached to a music-stand and operating upon a music -book; Fig. 2, aperspective, showing the means for attaching my improvement and themechanism for operating the binding-wire against the book desired to beheld.

Similar letters denote like parts in both figures of the drawings.

A is any desired stand or rest music.

B are blocks constructed from any suitable material and attached to thestand by screws or other suitable means.

0 are plate-springs secured at one end-to the blocks B and bent into theform shown at Fig. 2, for the purpose presently explained.

E are lugs extending upward from the blocks B, and maybe made from thesame material as said blocks; but I preferably construct them forholding from metal by casting or other desirable means and then attachthem in any suitable way to the blocks.

F are wires passing through holes in the upper portion of the lugs, andbent at their lower ends to form short cranks G, upon which the springsC may Operate. These wires are at their upper ends provided with loopsI, bent at right angles to said wires, and adapted to encircle the lowerperpendicular portions of the binding-wire J, whose lower extremitiesare also provided with similar loops, H, adapted to inclose the wires F.

The operation of my improvement is as follows: The resiliency of thesprings C, acting upon the short ends of the upright wires, which areprovided with cranks G, forces the binding-wire J against the music orbook desired to be held open. The attachment of the binding-wire to theside wires bymeans of the loops H I enables the binding-wire to beraised or lowered, so that abook of any desired height may be confinedand at any desired point.

An important feature of my improvement is the ease with which thebinding-wire may be taken out of contact with the rack and held in thatposition until again required for use. This is effected by simplypulling the binding-wire forward until, by the sliding of the cranks Gupon the face of the springs C, the springs are enabled to act upon thereverse sides of the crank ends, thus throwing the binding-wire and sidewires forward and away from the rack, as shown by the dotted lines atFig. 2. The pressure of the springs serves to retain the wires in thatposition until again swung backward, when the springs, acting as atfirst upon the cranks, will force the hinding-wire once more against therack.

In my invention I do not wish to be understood as claiming the exactconstruction shown, or any particular material, the gist of my inventionresting in the broad idea of constructing a device for holding books,music, and the like which shall be =easy of adjustment, and which may beheld in or out of contact with the book or manuscript at the will of theoperator.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

The combination of the stand A, having attached thereto blocks 13, lugsE, attached to said blocks, wires F, passed through said lugs, andhaving short crank-arms G formed at their lower ends, flat springs C,secured to the blocks 13 at one extremity, and near the other extremitybearing upon the crank-arms, and bindingwire J, attached to said wires Fby loop-eonnections, substantially as set forth and de scribed.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in :0 presence of twowitnesses.

GEORGE H. NORTHROP.

hvitnessesz S. S. WILLIA'MsoN, V. J. HAVILAND.

